Becut

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To cut about; cut around; cut up; cut off; sever. transitive

    "And dead and cold, me then againe they martyr-'d, Me all in pieces they becut and quartir'd, […]"

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decidedivideseparateseversever

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"And dead and cold, me then againe they martyr-'d, Me all in pieces they becut and quartir'd, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English bekutten (found in compound for-bekutte (“mutilated”)), equivalent to be- + cut.

Related phrases

cut offcut up

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